† noosern.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noose v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < noose v. + -er suffix¹.In sense 1, despite reference to Tamil in quot. 1816 at sense 1, perhaps after Malayalam uṟi noose + a noun derived < tulai- to kill. With sense 2 compare Sinhala kūruva elephant-catcher. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nū·səɹ) /ˈnuːsə(r)/.

Obsolete.

1. = Phansigar n. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > who attacks and robs

swadder1567

thug1810

Phansigar1813

nooser1816

1816 R. Sherwood in W. H. Sleeman Ramasceana (1836) App. 328 In the Tamul language, they [sc. Phansigars] are called Ari Tulear, or Mussulman noosers.

2. More generally: a person who uses a noosed rope, esp. for catching elephants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > hunter using traps

snarer1597

trapper1768

nooser1859

wirer1864

trappist1880

1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. viii. v. 357 The head-man of the ‘cooroowe’, or noosers, crept in.

1885 W. T. Hornaday Two Years in Jungle xx. 222 The tame elephants and the noosers are introduced at the gate.

1892 Harper's Mag. July 298/2 These skilled noosers slip a noose round the captured one's [sc. elephant's] hind legs and hobble him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nooser
释义	† noosern. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noose v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < noose v. + -er suffix¹.In sense 1, despite reference to Tamil in quot. 1816 at sense 1, perhaps after Malayalam uṟi noose + a noun derived < tulai- to kill. With sense 2 compare Sinhala kūruva elephant-catcher. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nū·səɹ) /ˈnuːsə(r)/. Obsolete. 1. = Phansigar n. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > who attacks and robs swadder1567 thug1810 Phansigar1813 nooser1816 1816 R. Sherwood in W. H. Sleeman Ramasceana (1836) App. 328 In the Tamul language, they [sc. Phansigars] are called Ari Tulear, or Mussulman noosers. 2. More generally: a person who uses a noosed rope, esp. for catching elephants. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > hunter using traps snarer1597 trapper1768 nooser1859 wirer1864 trappist1880 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. viii. v. 357 The head-man of the ‘cooroowe’, or noosers, crept in. 1885 W. T. Hornaday Two Years in Jungle xx. 222 The tame elephants and the noosers are introduced at the gate. 1892 Harper's Mag. July 298/2 These skilled noosers slip a noose round the captured one's [sc. elephant's] hind legs and hobble him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816
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